Number of Indians entering US without documents increased 5 times, 97,000 caught last year, report reveals

A record 96,917 Indians have been arrested in America for illegally crossing the border between October 2022 and September 2023. This information has been received from the latest data of US Customs and Border Protection (UCBP) department.

The number of Indians caught crossing the US border illegally has increased 5 times compared to previous years. According to the data, 19,883 Indians were caught in 2019-20, 30,662 Indians were arrested in 2020-21, while in 2021-22 the number was 63,927.

730 minors among Indians arrested this year
Of the 96,917 Indians arrested from October 2022 last year to September this year, 30,010 were caught at the Canadian border and 41,770 at the border with Mexico. 84,000 Indian adults came to America illegally in fiscal year 2023. 730 minors are also included among those arrested. The fiscal year of the US government is from October 1 to September 30.

Feel afraid in your own country – Indian
Meanwhile, Senator James Lankford said in the Senate on Thursday (November 2) that these people take the help of flights from countries like France about four times to reach Mexico and then with the help of gangs, to reach the border, they take buses. Are riding. Bus arrangements are made by gangs only.

Lankford said that so far this year we have found 45,000 people from India who have crossed our southern border. He says that he feels afraid in his country.

Contribution of 2.8 billion dollars to America
According to a 2019 report by an American think tank, undocumented Indian immigrants in America number more than half a million. They together have the spending power of $15.5 billion and contribute $2.8 billion to federal, state and local tax collections.

This makes them the top third contributor to the US economy among other undocumented immigrants, the report said. Despite multiple reports of tragic incidents involving families attempting to cross the border without documentation, people continue to take dangerous routes to the US, TOI reports.